COUNCIL ASKS FOR STUDY OF 101 FIXES.Byline: - Harrison Sheppard The City Council on Wednesday asked state officials to study the impacts that proposed improvements to the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. would have on local neighborhoods and make a top priority of short-term fixes such as new ramps and interchanges. The resolution sponsored by Councilman Tom LaBonge Tom LaBonge (b. Los Angeles 1953), member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 4th district. He has served since 2001, taking over the position upon the death of John Ferraro. came a day after transportation officials recommended widening rather than double-decking the 101 Freeway through the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . LaBonge's motion asks the Technical Advisory Committee - a joint effort of Caltrans and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority - to ``analyze in full detail the impacts of the corridor alternatives on city streets and residential neighborhoods and potential solutions to mitigate mit·i·gate v. To moderate in force or intensity. mit  i·ga tion n. these impacts.''
It also asks the TAC 1. TAC - Translator Assembler-Compiler. For Philco 2000. 2. TAC - Terminal Access Controller. to recommend short-term improvements for the next five to 10 years such as improved freeway interchanges and connectors, new ramps and new ramp configurations, and bridge widening. |
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